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<br />Without massive drainage improvement in the Lower Rio <br />Grande Valley, limited use of productive agricultural land and <br />flooding damages will continue. Floodplain management and/or <br />structural controls are necessary to alleviate flood damages <br />in the upper region of ASA 1305, and in ASA 1302 and 1303. <br /> <br />Flood Damages From Hurricane "Beulah," 1967 <br /> <br /> Damage Dollars <br />Coum:y Category (Value at Time of Damage) <br />Cameron Total $16,404,000 <br />Hidalgo Total 20,700,000 <br />Starr Total 4,700,000 <br />Willacy Agriculture 504,000 <br /> Urban/Suburban 2,296,000 <br />TOTAL $44,604,000 <br /> <br />Flood Damages From Hurricane "Fern," 1971 <br /> <br /> Damage Dollars <br />County Category (Value at Time of Damage) <br />Cameron Agriculture $ 447,000 <br /> Urban/Suburban 40,000 <br />Hidalgo Agriculture '2,302,OQO <br /> Urban/Suburban 192,000 <br />Starr Agricul ture 1,348,008 <br /> Urban/Suburban 154,000 <br />Willacy Agriculture 240,000 <br /> Urban/Suburban 830,000 <br />TOTAL $ 5,553,000 <br /> <br />66 <br /> <br />003111 <br />